Researchers map cancer driver mutations across the human genome
In a recent study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers explored the causes of cancer by mapping somatic mutation rates across the human genome.
Study: Genome-wide mapping of somatic mutation rates uncovers drivers of cancer....
Feelings of detachment predict worse mental health outcomes after trauma
Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation—a profound feeling of detachment from one’s sense of self or surroundings—may indicate a high...
New pain medications with high abuse potential more likely to be successfully developed
"Despite the prevalence and societal costs of pain in the United States, investment in pain medication development is low, due in part to poor understanding of the probability of successful development of such medications,"...
Rensselaer researchers develop a way to make N95 face masks as germ killers
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have developed an accessible way to make N95 face masks not only effective barriers to germs, but on-contact germ killers. The antiviral, antibacterial masks can potentially be worn longer, causing...
URMC Partners with Sana Biotechnology to Advance Cell-based Therapies in Neurological Disorders – URMC
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Sana Biotechnology have entered into an agreement which will allow Sana to expand its manufacturing footprint and create new job opportunities in Rochester. Sana, a company...
NIH Awards Disease Ecologist $3.5M to Create Novel Epidemiological Platform
The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $3.5 million to a disease ecologist who applies epidemiological modeling techniques to wildlife and, more recently, to human diseases. The scientist intends to use the grant...
Give A Dog A Bone: Touchlight’s Cell-free DNA Vector Synthesis Ignites Genetic Medicine Manufacturing
Touchlight is “industrializing” plasmid synthesis to support the development of DNA-based genetic medicines. Based in London, Touchlight has developed a novel, synthetic DNA vector known as “doggybone DNA” or dbDNA—a minimal, linear, covalently closed...
New model rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells and identifies mutations that drive...
Cancer cells can have thousands of mutations in their DNA. However, only a handful of those actually drive the progression of cancer; the rest are just along for the ride. Distinguishing these harmful driver...
New membrane improves reversibility of zinc-air batteries
The long-standing challenges to the practical implementation of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are the electrochemical irreversibility of the Zn anode and degradation of the air cathodes in alkaline electrolyte, which eventually results in poor...
More digging needed to see whether bones of fallen Waterloo soldiers were sold as...
Were the bones of fallen Battle of Waterloo soldiers sold as fertilizer?
Credit: Jan Willem Pieneman La bataille de Waterloo (1824, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) de Jan Willem Pieneman (1779-1853)
Were the bones of fallen Battle of Waterloo...
